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Matt Dillon in Drugstore Cowboy.
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THE PEOPLE’S PALACE The appealingly age-worn museum may be under threat from hi-tec successors, according to its director Elspeth King. Julie Morrice investigates.
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THE WEDDING PRESENT Alastair Mabbott spoke to the indie band’s singer about the album, Bizarro, the single ‘Brassneck’,
and the producer, Steve Albini.
7
SAILMAKER TAG Theatre Company revive Alan Spence’s play about his father’s craft. He explains what it means to him now.
8
MATT DILLON The brown-eyed boy of the bratpack is back in a new film ofthe unpublished book, Drugstore Cowboy. Knee-trembling Trevor Johnston met the laconic star.
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FEBRUARY PREVIEW A look ahead to the rest of the month’s cultural
activities in Glasgow.
BAGKLIST
65 BEHIND THE SCENES
Pyrotechnics. 66 FOOD 68 BOOKS
Canadian writer Michel Tremblay.
71 WORKOUT Paint-gun fighting.
72 CLASSIFIED
Life, the Universe. or something.
75 COMPETITIONS
Win Spike Lee videos. Commmunicado tickets or Gun tickets.
LISTINGS
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The Baron of Buchlyvie's Silver Clydesdale steed, at Kelvingrove in The Year at the Horse exhibition.
ART .......... ......... .. 49
CLUBS .................. .. 61 FILM ..................... .. 15 INDEX ................ ..17 LISTINGS ............ ..22 KIDS ............ ...... .. 6O MUSIC .................. .. 25 CLASSICAL .......... ..34 FOLK ................. ..33 JAZZ .................. ..32 ROCK ................. ..31 SPORT .................. .. 56 TELEVISION ............ .. 58 THEATRE ............... .. 36 CABARET ............. ..45 DANCE ................ ..46
The List 26 January — 8 February 19901